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January 12, 2024 In 10-Second Tips Blues Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips 12 bar blues Blues quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip (Paying Your Dues With the Blues)

Here is a Friday 10-second tip for you to enjoy.

It is all about the blues, but it’s more than just that.

It’s about structure.

October 3, 2023 In Blues Tagged as 12 bar blues DTAA By Dan Thorpe

It’s Heading Over the Hills and Far Away… Very Soon

Just want to give you a quick heads-up, today is the last chance to get the new Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy lessons.

If you like the blues, you will love these new lessons.

September 30, 2023 In Blues Tagged as 12 bar blues By Dan Thorpe

The Greatest Musical Template of All Time

As you probably know, I’m a big fan of students learning five songs.

That is the first big goal I give to all my students.

August 31, 2023 In Blues Tagged as DTAA By Dan Thorpe

11 Tips for Playing Blues Lead Guitar

Today I want to talk about blues guitar.

…And give you 11 tips for helping you to either get started playing the blues OR play better blues lead guitar.

…Plus, I’ll explain why this style can help you improve all your guitar playing…even if you don’t listen to the blues.

November 16, 2022 In Blues Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues blues guitar By Dan Thorpe

9 Reasons to Play Blues Guitar

I love playing the blues on guitar.

There are so many elements and facets to it that blues guitar never really gets boring.

…Especially the further down the rabbit hole you go with it.

November 16, 2022 In Blues Legends Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues blues guitar Learning By Dan Thorpe

One of the Greatest Guitarists of All Time?

I was watching a rare interview the other day.

It was with an amazing guitarist who died young in a tragic helicopter crash.

This fella was a beast of a guitarist and even Mick Jagger and Keith Richards talked about him as being one of the best of all time.

November 15, 2022 In Blues Legends Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues By Dan Thorpe

Clapton’s Definition of the Blues

As you probably know, I’m a huge fan of Eric Clapton.

I love his live performances, the music he created in the band Cream, and pretty much all of his blues playing.

Well, here’s a great quote from Sir Eric of Clapton that really defines the blues better than I’ve heard anyone else do so…

November 14, 2022 In Blues Practice Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues jamming Practice By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Darts, Help If You’re Struggling, and Templates for Jamming)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life. Here we go…

October 23, 2022 In Blues Legends Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues learning guitar By Dan Thorpe 1

Being Inspired By the Blues

I love a good quote.

Today I thought I’d share a few classics from great guitar players about the blues.

To make them more interesting, I’ve added some of my thoughts on what these quotes mean and how they can relate to your playing journey!

April 30, 2022 In Blues Tagged as Blues learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

He Almost Gave Up on His Blues Dream But Then This Happened

The other day, John was watching the Kickstarter blues mini-course.

Learning the blues is something he has been super excited about for a long time.